No, not just the art book. The game and mystery gift too....

I've stopped playing the beta for just over a week or so and when I logged in today, I found out that all early beta characters have been reset since the 18th. They've moved onto the Limited Beta phase now and according to the site, users playing in this version of the beta will get to carry on playing with their characters in the final...

The Japanese don't really celebrate Christmas and today they continue to work but, they do seem to get more celebrations! At least more than us in the UK anyway! Meanwhile over at my place in the UK, it's completely silent outside. No cars or people walking by just houses lit up. It was still really packed in the town centre this afternoon...

Bonus disc on the right.Left is the FC story book that came free with ED6:SC standalone version. I guess Santa "Claws" got tired of using the chimney! Featuring the Twin Goddesses and Yunica from "Ys Origin". Estelle and Anelace from "Legend of Heroes VI". Shal from Zanadu Next....

You can get your hands on this latest PS2 Evangelion mystery game on January 18th next year....

Title Screen Ouendan has your stylus flying all over the place tapping circles in time. Plenty of modes to tryout. ...And songs too. You have to pay for Premium songs, though. "Ray of Illuminati" has Gundam written all over it. Just take a look at the outfits and mass space fight...

...Or at least they look like it close up! Here's a magnified view of a snowflake at 300um. Not the snowflakes you usually see in Christmas decorations, is it? If you zoomed out it would look like one but this is simply amazing! Looks like a random CG render!...

Just try watching this fan made video based on Wind Waker if you haven't already. Really nicely done!...

It's that time again when Falcom gives out freebies to promote their new game and once again, they are some quality freebies, not just some piece of paper leaflet. Apart from a free "Entry Book" that reveals new information and screenshots about their latest game "Ys Origin", you also get 1 out of 16 postcards available such as the twin...

Here's two ads I came across in the October and November issues of Newtype. You can just about make out the events that take place in the new PS2 game....